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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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As a bonus, the tech onboard the balloons runs on solar power. The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023. China's Big Hydro Plans China is in the midst of a gigantic buildup of hydro-energy capabilities.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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A real corker, and the answer to the question, what generates electricity but isn’t a dynamo or a fuel cell? Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs A window-mounted air-conditioning system includes an electric heat pump for heating. meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. The Menlo Park, Calif.,

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